Title: Behind the scenes with Mark Harrison
Post by: Wake on 29 January, 2007, 07:58:51 AM
Post by: Wake on 29 January, 2007, 07:58:51 AM
Mark has just sent me a short video made from footage he shot to show techniques he used while painting Judge Dredd: Conspiracy of Silence in 1994. I've uploaded the file to the download - movies area. If there's enough interest he might be able to do something similar for Glimmer Rats, and/or perhaps someone else would like to send me one.
Here's the text to go with it.
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Scribbles on the John Wagner script. Ideas on the fly. Usually during a first reading I see a "shorthand" of movies I can reference, note them down with scribbles then watch them and freeze frame them on video.
(Glen Fabry told me he also freeze framed video) This in turn gives me ideas about lighting, color, angles, mood, etc. I've always thought cinematically when it comes to comics.
The Judge Dredd Action Man I made from milliput and cardboard over an existing Action Man (thought I'd get a lot more use out of him than just the one strip!) I used him and a couple of torches for light sources, plus myself and video footage for reference.
Some masking using tape, airbrushing using a home made stencil during airbrushing for effects (I cut various holes, shapes and curves out of a piece of cardboard, and cut bigger holes in the middle. These holes I
edged with frayed tissue paper that created a broken edge that when sprayed though created great smoke/cloud effects. I should have used the face mask more often. I'm sure my respiratory problems now can be attributed to various cleaners and acrylic particles being breathed in during work. I never want to go back to that again. Thank God/Jobs for the apple computer!
Removing the masking tape. That and painting the highlights are the best part of the job, where the artwork is finally revealed.
Some Letraset tape for cleaning up the borders. And finally a close up of the art that was filmed and then photographed off the TV to provide a Video quality feel to the final pic.
In the days before home computers, deskjet printers and digital artwork (well for me anyway!)
Here's the text to go with it.
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Scribbles on the John Wagner script. Ideas on the fly. Usually during a first reading I see a "shorthand" of movies I can reference, note them down with scribbles then watch them and freeze frame them on video.
(Glen Fabry told me he also freeze framed video) This in turn gives me ideas about lighting, color, angles, mood, etc. I've always thought cinematically when it comes to comics.
The Judge Dredd Action Man I made from milliput and cardboard over an existing Action Man (thought I'd get a lot more use out of him than just the one strip!) I used him and a couple of torches for light sources, plus myself and video footage for reference.
Some masking using tape, airbrushing using a home made stencil during airbrushing for effects (I cut various holes, shapes and curves out of a piece of cardboard, and cut bigger holes in the middle. These holes I
edged with frayed tissue paper that created a broken edge that when sprayed though created great smoke/cloud effects. I should have used the face mask more often. I'm sure my respiratory problems now can be attributed to various cleaners and acrylic particles being breathed in during work. I never want to go back to that again. Thank God/Jobs for the apple computer!
Removing the masking tape. That and painting the highlights are the best part of the job, where the artwork is finally revealed.
Some Letraset tape for cleaning up the borders. And finally a close up of the art that was filmed and then photographed off the TV to provide a Video quality feel to the final pic.
In the days before home computers, deskjet printers and digital artwork (well for me anyway!)
Link: Judge Dredd by Mark Harrison WiP 1994
Title: Re: Behind the scenes with Mark Ha...
Post by: dweezil2 on 29 January, 2007, 11:06:30 AM
Post by: dweezil2 on 29 January, 2007, 11:06:30 AM
Very cool!
Title: Re: Behind the scenes with Mark Ha...
Post by: Dudley on 29 January, 2007, 12:36:41 PM
Post by: Dudley on 29 January, 2007, 12:36:41 PM
Absolutely fascinating, Wake - thank you.
Title: Re: Behind the scenes with Mark Ha...
Post by: ukdane on 30 January, 2007, 12:30:56 AM
Post by: ukdane on 30 January, 2007, 12:30:56 AM
Cool insights. Be better with a running commentary.
Love to see more of these.
Love to see more of these.
Title: Re: Behind the scenes with Mark Ha...
Post by: moonbeam on 30 January, 2007, 09:58:04 AM
Post by: moonbeam on 30 January, 2007, 09:58:04 AM
"I'm sure my respiratory problems now can be attributed to various cleaners and acrylic particles being breathed in during work."
Tharg health warning:
Drawing can damage your health.
Tharg health warning:
Drawing can damage your health.
Title: Re: Behind the scenes with Mark Ha...
Post by: Noisybast on 30 January, 2007, 10:18:39 AM
Post by: Noisybast on 30 January, 2007, 10:18:39 AM
Nice. Always wondered how the achieved that groovy "TV screen" effect.